France vs New Zealand: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
France
4.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
4.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
France rank
163rd
New Zealand rank
160th
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- France
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.7 per 1,000 live births against 4.3 per 1,000 live births in France, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.
France ranks 163rd and New Zealand ranks 160th of 197 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.25 per 1,000 live births | 23.95 per 1,000 live births | 0.7 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | 18.49 per 1,000 live births | 3.19 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 10.68 per 1,000 live births | 13.85 per 1,000 live births | 3.17 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 6.98 per 1,000 live births | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | 2.12 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.76 per 1,000 live births | 6.74 per 1,000 live births | 1.98 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.17 per 1,000 live births | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | 1.53 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4.28 per 1,000 live births | 4.94 per 1,000 live births | 0.66 per 1,000 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, France or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 4.7 per 1,000 live births against 4.3 per 1,000 live births in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between France and New Zealand?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do France and New Zealand rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- France ranks 163rd and New Zealand ranks 160th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.